Russ L said Mercy, I'm so out of touch with pro-wres nowadays. Is that "Dragon Gate" as in what-done-used-to-be-"Toryumon"? Do they regularly put on cards over here nowadays, or was this a one-off?

And Morishima from Morishima/Rikio, blimey. I'm pleased to hear that he's still going, although I couldn't easily tell you precisely why I am. [added 18th Jan 2012]

The very same Dragon Gate that spun out when Ultimo Dragon folded up Toryumon, yes. They've been over the last three years, doing a couple of shows each time and they've been really brilliant. The wrestlers work their socks off, the crowd has a ball, and the whole thing is just fantastic.

Morishima's only young by Japanese standards - thirty three, I think. I was sitting in my seat at the end of the show, just waiting for the crowd to clear. Someone start working their way down the row of seats, and I stood up to let them past and it was Takeshi Morishima in the massive flesh. The internet tells me we're the same height, but I felt like a tiny child next to him. Trying not to mark out too much, I mumbled "arigato" and shook his hand. He bowed. Then I got out of his enormous way.